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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current status of school building projects being delivered as part of the National Development Plan, including those projects for County Kildare, may be viewed on my Department's website, www.education.ie and this information is updated regularly. In addition, a list of the large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date may also be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department does not receive any major income streams directly from individuals.  The Department's Appropriations-in-Aid are comprised primarily of superannuation contributions, additional superannuation contributions and certain EU receipts, including those related to the European Social Fund.  My Department does not maintain information centrally regarding the income streams of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for this school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. Following a legal challenge, authorisation to re-commence the pre-qualification...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Project Ireland 2040 Implementation (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: With regard to the schools sector, my Department’s capital programme continues to address the challenge posed by a rapidly increasing school population. To meet this demographic challenge, during the course of 2019 over 80 large scale projects and 140 projects under the Additional Accommodation Scheme will be under construction.  Details on those projects and on all other school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Project Ireland 2040 Implementation (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the deputy in relation to capital projects which have commenced under Project Ireland 2040 is currently being collated.  I will arrange for the information to be forwarded directly to the deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current status of large-scale building projects being delivered as part of the National Development Plan may be viewed on my Department's website, www.education.ie and this information is updated regularly. In addition, a list of the large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date may also be viewed on the website. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the National Development Plan, my Department’s total capital allocation for 2019 is €941m of which €622m is allocated to the School Building Programme. As in other years, the Department will proactively manage its capital allocation across the various subheads and budget lines to advance its school building and other capital investment priorities. The specific...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government recently announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022) including a new 16-classroom primary school to be established in 2020 to serve the Carrigaline school planning area. This announcement follows nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the future need for primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I refer the Deputy to the below estimated number of students paying in excess of the student contribution charge since 2015.  The numbers calculated are based on the total number of undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in publicly funded institutions; less the students eligible for free fees who would be paying the Student Contribution charge.  The figures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the deputy in relation to capital projects is currently being collated. I will arrange for the information to be forwarded directly to the deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Major school building completions across my Department regularly reach a yearly total of 40-50 projects. In terms of providing cost details of all capital projects completed since 2010, this requires compilation of precise financial information in respect of 400-500 school building projects. The administrative burden upon my Department to carry out such a task is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Attached are the latest rates for Ireland and the EU 28 average for adult participation in lifelong learning (formal and non-formal).  Please note that there is a break in series for 2017, and it is not possible to compare the rates for Ireland in 2017 and 2018 with earlier years. Data for 2019 has not yet been published.   Figure 1.  Annual average lifelong learning rates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Data (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme is one of a number of options made available by my Department for Senior Cycle students which schools can choose from, based on the education needs and interests of their student. Schools that choose to organise the LCA programme are entitled to an additional fixed allocation of 0.5 of a teaching post, over the standard allocation. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015, employers are obliged to make reasonable accommodation for staff with disabilities.  In the Education sector, the employer is the Education and Training Board (ETB) for those employed in vocational schools/community colleges, community national schools and is the Board of Management/Manager in the case of primary (excluding community...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: It is understood that the question relates to the provision of services provided by the HSE. The provision of health related services including Early Intervention services, for example, Speech and Language Therapy, are under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Health with the services provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE).  Questions in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy has been recently informed, it is premature at this juncture to give a timeline for the delivery of the new building to replace the school to which he refers.  A new site is required for the replacement building and my Department has commenced the site identification process.   When a suitable site is identified and agreed for purchase, architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: In April 2018, the Government announced plans to establish 42 new schools over the 4 year period 2019 to 2022. Twenty-six of these are at primary level and 16 at post-primary level. In addition, following a review of provision at primary school level in Ashbourne, a new 16 classroom primary school was announced to be established from September 2019. For each new school announced,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in the education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year.  In total, the Education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment and are available on the Department's website. A pupil teacher ratio (ptr) of 19:1 is applied to all second-level schools in the Free-Education System.  A ptr of 23:1 is applied to the 52 schools in the fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2012 increased the appointment and retention ratios for small schools, i.e. schools with four classroom teachers or fewer. Since 2015, measures have been introduced to improve the staffing of these schools which has seen improvements in the appointment and retention thresholds for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classroom teacher and more favourable enrolment thresholds for one...